Bush Sets Quotas
On Some Imports
Of Chinese Goods

The Bush administration, already under attack for its steel tariffs, added to worries that it will take additional trade protection measures ahead of next year's elections by saying it will impose temporary quotas against a surge of bras, bathrobes and knit fabrics made in China.

The move spooked currency markets and hammered the dollar to its lowest level ever against the euro, in part because of market anxiety over trade tensions. (See related article.) Although the dollar amount of the imports is small, the move carried...